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While feeding the hungry, Catholic market respects their choices
Martha's Choice, an outreach of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services, invites the 900 families who monthly seek food distribution in Montgomery County to choose the foods that are best for them.
Santa saddles up to help at-risk youth at Christmas
A local motorcycle group braved wet roads to deliver toys to the St. Francis-St. Joseph and St. Vincent Homes, which serve more than 100 dependent and delinquent teens.
Christmas brunch helps hundreds at holidays
A volunteer's dream of assisting families in need has grown into an annual tradition with year-round impact, thanks to a partnership with archdiocesan Catholic Social Services.
Santa’s special helpers fill stockings to cheer needy kids
Volunteers and clients who receive services from archdiocesan Catholic Social Services agencies gathered Dec. 13 to prepare gifts for needy children for Christmas -- see a photo gallery.
Northeast Phila. moms ready for baby, thanks to Catholic Social Services
More than 50 expectant women received valuable resources -- as well as some pampering -- at an Oct. 26 shower, part of CSS's plan to double the number of moms-to-be (5,000 last year alone) it assists.
South Philly seniors scare up fun at Halloween party
Members of the St. Charles Senior Community Center donned masks and smiles at an Oct. 26 costume party. The nationally accredited center is part of archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services, which served more than 4,600 adults last year.
Community baby shower shows ‘what being pro-life is all about’
Archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS) teamed up with St. Raymond Parish to help 300 expectant moms at an Oct. 13 gathering, as part of CSS's outreach to over 5,000 pregnant women each year.
Prepping for parenthood, thanks to parish and Catholic Social Services
More than 300 attended an Oct. 13 community baby shower at St. Raymond of Penafort Parish, as part of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services' ongoing outreach to thousands of expectant mothers in the Philadelphia area.
St. Raymond’s and Catholic Social Services host community baby shower
The free Oct. 13 event will feature parenting classes and resources for families, as well as music, raffles, face painting and refreshments. The outreach is part of CSS's ongoing mission to moms, which assisted more than 5,000 women last year.
Backpacks are a blessing at Casa del Carmen preschool
The agency of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services in North Philadelphia got its 73 3- and 5-year-old learners ready for the new school year with a blessing led by the pastor of St. William Parish.